Would you hand over £275,000 of your own cash in return for a product that you’d not even seen, let alone layed your hands on it so you can have a tinker with it? No? Well, there’s a surprise. However, that’s exactly what one doofus with more money than sense has done, buying a timepiece that has yet to be …

MAN is the menswear show resulting from the partnership between Fashion East and Topman. The designers making it onto the catwalk this season were British Menswear Designer of the Year Kim Jones launching his KJ by Kim Jones range, Cassette Playa and Topman Design with Aitor Throup showing his collection through the means of an installation.

Compared to the fast-moving world of women’s fashion where new collaborations and high-street ranges are ten-a-penny it’s not that often that you get such exciting news in menswear. Which is why I’m pretty chuffed that Burton are launching their Black Label, a premium range of clothing for the more discerning gent. All the clothing comes in neutral greys, blacks and …

Leading online fashion retailer Koodos has just released news of a great new incentive for shopping on their online store. From 20th of September until 18th of December, customers registering with Koodos will be able to test their luck on Koodos’ "Wheels Of Fashion", playing for a chance to win part of a £13,000 fashion give-away. Shopholics simply need to …

Designers of haut couture have been responsible for some pretty weird, wonderful and creative designs in the past. However, none have been so "innovative" and forward thinking as the outfits being created by left-field designer Hussein Chalayan. Combining Transformers style technology and high fashion, Hussein has managed to come up with some pretty far out designs. And yes, I know …

Is it lack of money or just sheer boredom? In keeping with the glut of rock bands that are suddenly reforming this year, the Sex Pistols have announced that they are to reform for a gig this coming November, with tickets on sale this coming Friday. The four surviving members – John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock …

Avast me hearties! Yarrr! Splice the mainbrace! Shiver me timbercles! Dead man’s chest, etc. etc. Right, now that’s out of the way, I can tell you all about Talk Like A Pirate Day in the Queen’s own English. Or my loose grasp of it. Either way, it’s easier to understand without a load of "avasts" and "yarrs" peppered between words. …

Hector Serrano is a Spanish conceptual designer based in London, who has recently come to light for his series of innovative, practical but aesthetically pleasing homeware. Hector manages to create gorgeous looking household goods that economise on space but maximise function, usually by combining the elements of two items into one object. Take the Bin Step, which, as the name …

What’s the deal with Beckham getting his kit off for every advert he does? I can understand him donning his birthday suit to avoid splodging Gillette shaving gel all over his L.A. Galaxy jersey, and you can’t promote undies without first whipping your trousers off. But does he really need to get nekkid to sell mobile phones? I’m sure there …

Hirsute men from around the world gathered for the bi-annual World Beard and Moustache Championships on Saturday, held for the first time in Britain since its inception in 1990, with the UK taking top honours in three events. Our bearded boys managed first place in the Natural Moustache, Chinese and Musketeer events, while registering second and third places in seven …

Crocs, the company notorious for making those rubber shoes that vegetarians and middle-class yummy mummies seem to be fond of, have turned their attentions to making shirts. Thankfully its not the sort of shirt that you’d necessarily wear to torture garden, being made out of a completely different material to the footwear. I bet you filthy lot are disappointed now, …

There’s a fine line between sexpot and sex pest and Tom Ford seems to have made a career out of it. Tom Ford for Men, his latest fragrance was launched with an ad campaign shot by uber perve Terry Richardson and if you thought it couldn’t get any more risqué that a G shaved into pubic hair think again. As …

The Guardian this morning likened German coach Joachim Löw’s look to that of a Libertines tribute band member. I think they may have taken it a bit far but it’s true that he has something of the indie about him. In his white shirt and silk scarf he kind of looks like the type of older guy you see in …

Good news for menswear, fashion retailer USC is getting a £4 million investment to expand its men’s ranges. "We strongly believe there is a gap in the menswear market and we’re looking to fill it with the UK roll-out of the USC concept we’re implementing initially in Nottingham," said Jo Bohling, UK brand director for USC. The company have suffered …

There’s been a big fuss made about Uniqlo recently, and there’s even more of a kerfuffle thanks to their new denim range. Reasonably priced the range comes in a variety of fits and washes. I’m loving the slim fit straight jeans in grey (£24.99) and the deep indigo selvedge regular fit jeans (£39.99). I can see what the fuss is …

Spotted Pharrel Williams wearing this super sweet tee at the Superbad premier (makes it sound as though I was there) and I instantly fell in love with it – the tee, not Pharrell. While he should have swapped the shorts for something a bit more formal and completely lost the hat, I can’t fault the shirt or his baby-blue kicks. …

Just like the concepts of flying cars zooming through the sky or hand-held lasers that can stun a perp at 100 paces, the idea of a wrist mounted communication device has been just that – an idea. The reality is that "flying" cars can barely get off the ground, "hand-held" lasers need to be coasted around on trolleys and wrist-phones …

I don’t doubt for a minute that we haven’t seen the end of airbrushing but I was surprised to see Tony Blair on the cover of Men’s Vogue looking so… smooth. Now they didn’t do a Redbook on him by any means but he definitely looks a little soft focus. The picture on the left shows that he actually bears …

August is traditionally silly season for news, and this is by far the silliest story I’ve seen. Peterborough street wardens told David Pratt as he sat at a bus stop with his wife that his t-shirt could cause offence or incite violence. The offending item bore the slogan: "Don’t piss me off! I am running out of places to hide …

Mary Portas is back for a second series of her hit tv show "Mary Queen of Shops" and this time she’s tackling menswear. She said: "The core middle market for men is very hard. How many solo menswear shops do you see on the high street?" Portas is known for transforming Harvey Nichols and turning it into a vital fashion …